| Description | Letter, dated 2 July 1823, is addressed 'My Dear Sir'; the address panel gives the recipient's details as Robt Nasmyth Esq, Surgeon and Denist [sic], St Andrews Square.
The letter concerns Nasmyth's Probationary Essay ['A probationary essay on tic douloureux, submitted ... to the examination of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh', published in 1823]. Barclay thanks him both for the copy and for the honour of the dedication and makes observations and comments on the content of the essay |
| Administrative History | John Barclay (1758–1826), anatomist, M.D. Edinburgh, 1796. He lectured on anatomy in Edinburgh, 1797-1825 and published works on anatomy. He built up a sizeable collection of specimens, which he gifted to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1821. Reference: Concise Dictionary of National Biography |